개다

Korean

Pronunciation

  • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈkɛ(ː)da̠] ~ [ˈke̞(ː)da̠]
  • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)/(ː)]
    • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
Romanizations
Revised Romanization?gaeda
Revised Romanization (translit.)?gaeda
McCune–Reischauer?kaeda
Yale Romanization?kāyta

Etymology 1

First attested in the Worin seokbo (月印釋譜 / 월인석보), 1459, as Middle Korean 개〯다〮 (Yale: kǎy-tá).

Verb

개다 • (gaeda) (infinitive or 개어, sequential 개니)

  1. (intransitive, of the weather) to clear, to clear up, to fair up
  2. (intransitive, figuratively, of mood) to brighten
Conjugation
Alternative forms
  • 개이다 (gaeida)nonstandard
Derived terms
  • 벗개다 (beotgaeda)

Etymology 2

First attested in the Bullyu dugongbu si eonhae (分類杜工部詩諺解 / 분류두공부시언해), 1481, as Middle Korean 가히〮다〮 (Yale: kàhí-tá).

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 개다 (gaeda)
Passive개이다 (gaeida)

개다 • (gaeda) (infinitive or 개어, sequential 개니)

  1. (transitive) to fold, to fold up (clothes, blanket, etc.)
    Synonym: 개키다 (gaekida)
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • 접개다 (jeopgaeda)

Etymology 3

First attested in the Eonhae duchang jibyo (諺解痘瘡集要 / 언해두창집요), 1608, as Early Modern Korean ᄀᆡ다 (Yale: koy-ta).

Verb

Korean verb set
Base 개다 (gaeda)
Passive개이다 (gaeida)

개다 • (gaeda) (infinitive or 개어, sequential 개니)

  1. (transitive) to mix, to knead
Conjugation

Middle Korean

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Morphophonemic) IPA(key): ⫽kǎjtá⫽

Verb

개〯다〮 (kǎytá) (infinitive 개여〮 or 가여〮, sequential 개〯니〮)

  1. (intransitive) (of the weather) to clear up
    • 1481, 분류두공부시언해 [bullyudugongbusieonhae], volume 23, page 1b:
      소리 슬프니 天水(텬슈)ᅟᅵ 서ᄂᆞᆯᄒᆞ고 몰애 어즈러우니 雪山(셜산)개엿도다.
      Swol-s swoli sulphu-ni THYEN.SYWU-y senolho-kwo mwolay eculewuni SYEL.SAN-i kay-yestwota.
      [original: 松悲天水冷 沙亂雪山晴]
      Tianshui is cold in the sorrowful sounds of pine trees, and the snow mountain has cleared up in the roiling sand.